Aleppo Soap Trading, an importer and seller based in Fussa, Tokyo, has navigated multiple crises jeopardizing its business ties with Aleppo in northern Syria to help preserve soapmaking that dates back at least 1,000 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/31/japan/society/traditional-syrian-soap/ #japan #society #syriajapanrelations #syria #trade #syriancivilwar #aid #alepposoap
Japanese importer fights to preserve traditional Aleppo soap

It is said that Aleppo has upheld the tradition of soapmaking for approximately 1,000 years, using olive and laurel oil with alkali made from charcoaled desert shrubs.

The Japan Times